Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Bardella.

Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella (born 21 May 1992), simply known as Rodolfo is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Novorizontino on loan from América Mineiro.

Rodolfo

Personal information
Full name	Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella[1]
Date of birth	(1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	São Manuel, Brazil[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Novorizontino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Jacutinga	?	(7)
2013	Elosport	8	(1)
2014–2020	Capivariano	37	(10)
2014	→ Rio Branco-SP (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ Bragantino (loan)	26	(2)
2016	→ CRB (loan)	10	(2)
2016	→ Boa Esporte (loan)	6	(2)
2017	→ São Bernardo (loan)	9	(0)
2017–2018	→ Boa Esporte (loan)	30	(10)
2018	→ Dibba Al-Fujairah (loan)	11	(3)
2018	→ Paraná (loan)	9	(1)
2018	→ Fortaleza (loan)	6	(1)
2019	→ Mirassol (loan)	13	(3)
2019	→ Cuiabá (loan)	19	(3)
2020	→ América Mineiro (loan)	31	(7)
2020–	América Mineiro	37	(12)
2022	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	18	(1)
2023–	→ Novorizontino (loan)	24	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2023

Club career

Born in São Manuel, Rodolfo started his senior professional career with Jacutinga Atlético Clube before moving to Capivariano Futebol Clube in 2014. He was a part of the squad which won promotion to the Paulista A1 in 2014, scoring a goal in the final against Sociedade Esportiva Itapirense.^[2] On 30 April 2015, he joined Clube Atlético Bragantino on a loan deal.^[3]

After successive loan stints with Rio Branco and CRB, where he was rarely used, Rodolfo joined Série C (third tier) Boa Esporte Clube on 14 September 2016 again on loan.^[4] Four days later, he made his debut, scoring a goal in a 4–0 victory over Guaratinguetá.^[5] He ended the season winning the league.^[6]

On 3 January 2017, Rodolfo was loaned to São Bernardo Futebol Clube for the Paulista championship.^[6] He was later reloaned to Boa and scored a hat-trick on 11 November in a 4-3 victory over Santa Cruz Futebol Clube.^[7] In January 2018, he joined Emirati club Dibba Al-Fujairah on a loan deal. He made his debut against Al Wahda, scoring a goal in the 3–1 defeat.^[8]